WSR 23-07-088

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE

[Filed March 15, 2023, 2:56 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: General revisions and updates to language to chapters 495B-108, 495B-116, 495B-121, 495B-140, 495B-168, 495B-276, 495B-280, 495B-310, and 495B-325 WAC.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.50.130.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To provide students, employees and visitors clear direction on college processes.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ronda Laughlin, Rules Coordinator, 3028 Lindbergh Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, phone 360-752-8334, fax 360-752-7134, TTY 360-752-8515, email rlaughlin@btc.edu, website www.btc.edu.

March 15, 2023

Ronda Laughlin

Executive Assistant

Rules Coordinator